- Choronology of the Malaysian Expressway System
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This is a chronology of major events in the Malaysian Expressway System.
Date Events Remarks 1961 Jalan Universiti and Jalan Gasing were the first dual-carriageway road in Malaysia since independence. August 1965 Jalan Kinabalu flyover was the first flyover in Malaysia since independence. 16 March 1966 The Tanjung Malim-Slim River tolled road (Federal Route ), Malaysia's first tolled highway was opened to traffic. Toll collection began on 6 am in the morning.
Length : 25 kilometres
Tanjung Malim - Slim River1967 Federal Highway Route , which is the first dual-carriageway highway in Malaysia was opened to traffic. It connects Port Swettenham (now Port Klang) to Kuala Lumpur.
Length : 45 kilometres
Port Swettenham (Port Klang) - Kuala LumpurEarly 1970s The idea to built a bridge linking Seberang Perai to Penang Island was suggested by the late Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia. 3 April 1973 The upgrading works on the Federal Highway Route from Petaling Jaya to Kuala Lumpur
Six lane carriageway
(Guinness Brewery, Seri Setia - EPF Building)
Eight lane carriageway
(EPF Building - Jalan Pantai Baharu)
2 Motorcycle lanes
4 flyoversLate 1970s The Penang Bridge was planned during the term of third Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn. June 1977 The construction of the North-South Expressway had begun. 1979 Opening of the Genting Sempah Tunnel and Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway. Length : 60 kilometres
Kuala Lumpur - Karak24 October 1980 Constitution of the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) Established by Act of Parliament as a statutory body in 1981 23 July 1981 Works Minister S. Samy Vellu announced that the Penang Bridge, Penang would be constructed using the cable-stayed concrete girder of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge instead of the steel-tied arch in the style of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. 2 January 1982 All roads, highways and expressways in Malaysia are now switched to the Metric unit of kilometres replacing Imperial unit of miles. 13 February 1982 Official opening of the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway Length : 47 kilometres
Kuala Lumpur - Seremban1982 Construction of the Penang Bridge officially began 1983 Opening of the North Klang Straits Bypass (Federal Route )
Length: 15.1 kilometres
Sungai Rasau - Port Klang1 April 1985 Official Opening of the Bukit Kayu Hitam – Jitra Highway Length : 24 kilometres 3 August 1985 Official opening of the Penang Bridge YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad
Length : 13.5 kilometres
Seberang Perai - Penang Island14 September 1985 Penang Bridge is officially opened to traffic. 2 November 1985 Official Opening of the Senai – Johor Bahru Highway (Skudai Highway) Length : 25 kilometres 27 June 1986 Formation of Highway Concessionnaires Berhad, the first highway concessionaire in Malaysia March 1987 Opening of the Jalan Kuching Toll Plaza on Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway (Federal Route )
13 August 1987 Official Opening of the Seremban – Ayer Keroh Highway and the closing of the old Seremban Toll Plaza near Labu Length : 68.4 kilometres 28 September 1987 Official Opening of the Ipoh – Changkat Jering Highway Length : 53.4 kilometres 1 October 1987 The closed-toll system came into force along the Kuala Lumpur-Ayer Keroh and Ipoh-Changkat Jering expressways 13 May 1988 Highway Concessionaires Berhad changes its name to Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Berhad (PLUS) 6 June 1988 Official Opening of the Jitra – Gurun Highway Length : 59 kilometres 1 February 1989 The Malaysian National Speed Limit was enforced Light vehicles : 110 km/h (expressways); 90 km/h (federal and state roads)
Heavy vehicles : 90 km/h (expressways); 80 km/h (federal and state roads)1 April 1989 Official Opening of the Ayer Keroh – Pagoh Highway Length : 54.4 kilometres 1 April 1990 First Malaysian highway patrol unit "PLUS Ronda" formed To assist users stranded on highways 7 December 1990 Official Opening of the Bukit Raja – Damansara Highway Length : 21.1 kilometres 14 April 1991 Official Opening of the Gurun – Sungai Petani (S) Highway Length : 24.8 kilometres September 1991 Opening of the Cheras Highway (Federal Route ) and Jalan Cheras Toll Plaza
28 March 1992 Official Opening of the Damansara – Rawang Highway Length : 28.4 kilometres 1 August 1992 Official Opening of the Rawang – Tanjung Malim Highway Length : 43 kilometres 1 October 1992 Official Opening of the Pagoh - Yong Peng (N) Highway Length : 47 kilometres 1 January 1993 The Malaysian Highway Network Development Plan blueprint is launched 11 January 1993 Official Opening of the Bukit Lanjan – Jalan Duta Highway and the New Klang Valley Expressway YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad
Total Length : 35 kilometresBukit Lanjan – Jalan Duta Highway
Length : 8.3 kilometres25 June 1993 Official Opening of the Simpang Pulai – Gopeng Highway Length : 10 kilometres 12 August 1993 Official Opening of the Yong Peng (N) – Machap Highway Length : 26.7 kilometres 17 August 1993 Official Opening of the Sungai Petani (S) – Butterworth Highway Length : 28.5 kilometres 1 October 1993 Official Opening of the Tapah – Tanjung Malim Highway Length : 72.5 kilometres 1 November 1993 Official Opening of the Sedenak – Skudai Highway Length : 27.6 kilometres 14 November 1993 Official Opening of the Federal Highway Route tolled highway Batu Tiga - Sungai Rasau
Length : 15 kilometres 8 January 1994 Official Opening of the Machap – Sedenak Highway Length : 31.7 kilometres 8 January 1994 Official Opening of the Skudai – Johor Bahru Highway Length : 17.3 kilometres 16 January 1994 Official Opening of the Ipoh Selatan – Simpang Pulai Highway Length : 13.6 kilometres 5 February 1994 Official Opening of the Juru – Changkat Jering Highway Length : 79.5 kilometres 7 February 1994 Official Opening of the Gopeng – Tapah Highway Last stretch
Length : 30.3 kilometres
Completed 15 months ahead of schedule1 March 1994 The construction of the North-South Expressway Central Link began 22 March 1994 Construction of the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link officially began 8 September 1994 Official Opening of the North-South Expressway YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad
Length : 966 kilometresSeptember 1994 Official launch of the PLUS TAG, the first electronic payment system (EPS) in Malaysia From Rawang to Bukit Raja on North South Expressway Northern Route and NKVE
From Sungai Rasau to Batu Tiga on Federal Highway Route 2 (FHR2)1 August 1995 Opening of the Jalan Pahang Toll Plaza on Genting Klang-Pahang Highway (Federal Route )
17 August 1995 Official opening of the East-West Link Expressway Length : 13 kilometres 11 March 1996 Official Opening of the Sungai Buloh Overhead Bridge Restaurant First Overhead Bridge Restaurant in Malaysia opened on NSE June 1996 Official opening of the Seafield - Sri Petaling sections of the Shah Alam Expressway and the Shah Alam - USJ sections of the North-South Expressway Central Link. 18 March 1997 The Official launch of the Touch 'n Go Electronic Payment System (EPS) October 1997 Official Opening of the Shah Alam Expressway and the North-South Expressway Central Link. Shah Alam Expressway
Length : 34.5 kilometres
North-South Expressway Central Link
Length : 60 kilometresNovember 1997 Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway is upgraded to a four-lane expressway 18 April 1998 Official Opening of the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link (including the Tuas Checkpoint on the Singapore side, Sultan Abu Bakar Custom, Immigration and Quarantine Checkpoint and Second Link Expressway on the Malaysia side) YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad
Prime Minister of Singapore
Mr Goh Chok Tong
Length : kilometresJune 1998 Official opening of the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway Length : 17 kilometres 17 October 1998 PLUSRonda is the first highway patrol in Malaysia to be given Royal Malaysian Police Auxiliary Police power. 15 January 1999 Official opening of the Cheras - Kajang Expressway Length : 11.5 kilometres February 1999 Official opening of the Damansara-Puchong Expressway Length : 40 kilometres 15 March 1999 Official launching of Smart TAG on-board unit (OBU) and lanes on NSE replaced PLUS TAG 21 plazas from Bukit Beruntung to Senawang 11 April 1999 Official opening of the Ayer Keroh Overhead Bridge Restaurant Second OBR opened on NSE 15 May 1999 Official opening of the Sungai Besi Expressway Length : 16 kilometres 1 February 2000 Construction of the East Coast Expressway began. 4 February 2000 First Drive-Through Purchase and Refill Touch ‘n Go card lane (POS) opened on NSE (Subang Toll Plaza) TNG users can refill and purchase new TNG card directly from the lane without the hassle of going to customer service centres. 15 March 2000 TNG POS lane opened at Batu Tiga Toll Plaza April 2000 Official opening of Galeri Seni Art on PLUS Ayer Keroh OBR
First art gallery on highway2 May 2000 TNG POS lane opened at Sungai Besi Toll Plaza August 2000 SmartTAG lanes opened at five more toll plazas Allow users to use SmartTAG from North to South
Sungai Dua, Juru, Jelapang, Ipoh Selatan and Skudai toll plazas8 August 2000 TNG POS lane opened at Ipoh Selatan, Damansara, Rawang, Sungai Buloh, Bukit Raja, Sungai Rasau and Kajang toll plazas. 14 October 2000 Official Opening of the Ekspres Travel Shoppe at Sungai Buloh OBR First travel and souvenir shop selling highway-related items 15 February 2001 Official opening of Putra Mahkota Interchange 5 lanes (including 2 TNG lanes) 17 May 2001 Official opening of the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) Length : 7.9 kilometres 10 June 2001 Official opening of the ELITE Fasttrack Speedzone Opening First Go-Kart Track on Highway 16 June 2001 Official opening of the Ekspres Travel Shoppe at Tapah R&R 2nd E’Shoppe on NSE 12 July 2001 Official opening of the Kerinchi Link and Damansara Link on the Sprint Expressway Length : kilometres
Western Dispersal Link Scheme29 January 2002 PLUS Expressways incorporated in Malaysia as the Public Company PLUS Expressways is a holding company with a single wholly owned subsidiary, PLUS. 6 May 2002 Launch of Spectacular Advertising Board at Sungai Besi Largest Advertising Board on Highway 13 July 2002 Brick ceremony of the Pendang Interchange Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia 30 October 2002 Old Nilai Interchange Closed 12 midnight 31 October 2002 New Nilai Interchange Opened Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Dato’ Seri Utama Tan Sri Hj Mohd Isa Dato’ Hj Abdul Samad
12:01 am
To replace old Nilai Interchange
RM49.77 million
Location: KM 283.5
12 lanes31 October 2002 Touch ‘n Go auto-reload facility relaunched 7 January 2003 The Jalan Kuching Toll Plaza on Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway (Federal Route ) was officially closed.
14 February 2003 The Southern Integrated Gateway (New CIQ complex and new bridge) in Johor Bahru is officially launched by the then Malaysian prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. March 2003 Official opening of the Kota Damansara Interchange Alternative access to Kota Damansara and Mutiara Damansara 1 September 2003 ELITE and Linkedua are now under PLUS Expressways Berhad 21 September 2003 Official opening of the Tun Salahuddin Bridge in Kuching, Sarawak. Chief Minister of Sarawak
Tan Sri Datu Patinggi Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud
Length : 4 kilometres25 November 2003 The construction of the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel) projects has begun 18 March 2004 The Jalan Cheras Toll Plaza was officially closed March 2004 The Senai Toll Plaza on Skudai Highway (Federal Route ) was officially closed
22 April 2004 Official opening of the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 Karak - Kuantan DYMM Sultan of Pahang
Length : 350 kilometresMay 2004 Official opening of the Penchala Link on the Sprint Expressway Length : 26.5 kilometres 1 July 2004 The electronic payment system, Touch 'n Go and Smart TAG, have been made compulsory in all expressways. Other EPS toll systems like FasTrak (Gamuda Expressway Networks) and SagaTag (Cheras - Kajang Expressway) were abolished 8 July 2004 Official opening of the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) Length : 37 kilometres 11 July 2004 Official opening of the New Pantai Expressway Length : 19.6 kilometres 14 September 2004 The Jalan Pahang Toll Plaza on Genting Klang-Pahang Highway (Federal Route ) was officially closed
July 2005 Official opening of the Guthrie Corridor Expressway Length : 25 kilometres September 2005 Official opening of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road Length : 14 kilometres 12 April 2006 Construction of the new Tanjung Puteri road bridge replacing the Malaysian side of causeway was cancelled To avoid implication laws between two countries. June 2006 Tapah RSA (both directions) in Perak is the first rest and service area in the Malaysian expressway to have wireless broadband internet facilities was launched 14 July 2006 Official opening of the Setia Alam Interchange and Shah Alam-Meru Highway Alternative access to Setia Alam, Meru and Kapar August 2006 The Malaysian federal government plans to build the Penang Second Bridge in the Ninth Malaysia Plan To slove the congestion of the Penang Bridge. 18 October 2006 Official Opening of the Pendang Interchange Alternative access to Pendang and Kota Sarang Semut 12 November 2006 The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Penang Second Bridge Prime Minister of Malaysia
Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi2 April 2007 Official Opening of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) Traffic Management Centre (LLM TMC) Minister of Works
Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu14 April 2007 Opening of the motorway tunnel sections for the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel) 3:00 pm
Length : 4 kilometres
To solve the problem of flash floods in Kuala Lumpur and also to reduce traffic jams along Jalan Sungai Besi and Yew flyover at Pudu during rush hour.15 July 2007 The second part of the East Coast Expressway Phase 1, the Sri Jaya Interchange and Jabur Interchange was opened August 2007 The completion of upgrading works on North-South Expressway including:- Rawang-Slim River six-lane carriageway, and Seremban-Ayer Keroh six-lane carriageway September 2007 The construction of the Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway (LKSA) Length: 14.7 kilometres
Linking Shah Alam to Kota Kemuning1 October 2007 The construction of the JB Eastern Dispersal Link Length: 7 kilometres
The new expressway linking Pandan Interchange on North-South Expressway to the new CIQ complex (Southern Integrated Gateway)10 October 2007 Opening of the Pontian-Johor Bahru Parkway (Pontian Link) Length 2.7 kilometres
Linking Pulai Interchange to Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah Interchange13 December 2007 Opening of the Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway Length: 42 kilometres
The main backbone of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)5 March 2008 Official opening of the Bandar Saujana Putra Interchange 18 March 2008 Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) has now under PLUS Expressways Berhad 9 March 2008 The Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway has changed its named to Maju Expressway 7 June 2008 The new Ipoh North toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza is now opened to traffic. 15 August 2008 The new Ipoh North toll plaza (North bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza is now opened to traffic. 22 August 2008 Officially opening of the Kajang-Seremban Highway Phase 1 Kajang Selatan - Pajam Minister of Works
Datuk Ir Mohd Zin
Length : 44.3 kilometres22 September 2008 The new Ipoh South toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Ipoh South toll plaza is now opened to traffic. 23 October 2008 The new PLUS Expressway Berhad corporate logo is launched. 1 December 2008 Opening of the new CIQ Complex and short-term access (STA) temporary road (Southern Integrated Gateway) (Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex) in Johor Bahru. Officially known as Sultan Iskandar Complex DYMM Sultan of Johor
The largest CIQ complex in Malaysia16 December 2008 The Sultan Iskandar Complex is opened to light vehicles At 12:01 am on Tuesday 17 December 2008 Launching of the PLUSMiles toll rebate loyalty program. The first and the only toll expressway loyalty programme in Malaysia 1 January 2009 Class 1 highway users travelling on the North-South Expressway (NSE) and North-South Expressway Central Link (ELITE) between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 am will be able to enjoy 10 percent toll discount. 9 January 2009 Opening of the Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Phase 1 Sentul Pasar - Ulu Klang and Phase 2 Greenwood - Sentul PasarLength: 18 kilometres
Kuala Lumpur Northeast Dispersal Link Scheme14 February 2009 Collection of toll at the PJS 2 toll plaza heading towards Kuala Lumpur on the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) near Petaling Jaya, Selangor has been abolished. To ease the burden of residents of Taman Medan, Kampung Dato' Harun and nearby areas due to the none availability of an alternative route for the KL bound residents resulting from a reconfiguration of traffic flow in the area 19 February 2009 Official opening of the Putra Heights Interchange 25 February 2009 The Salak Jaya toll plaza (south bound) on Sungai Besi Expressway is abolished and the future expansion of the Besraya expressway to the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 near Pandan is announced. 30 April 2009 Opening of the Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway
Phase 3 Jalan Duta - Sentul PasarLength: 18 kilometres
Kuala Lumpur Northeast Dispersal Link Scheme23 May 2009 Malaysia plans to build the third crossing bridge connecting Pengerang in the eastern of Johor to Changi in Singapore 14 July 2009 The completion of upgrading works on North-South Expressway including:- Kuala Lumpur-Penang Through Traffic (Ipoh North (Jelapang) - Ipoh South) Minister of Works
Dato’ Shaziman Hj Abu Mansor
Beginning 11:00 am
Length: 14.7 kilometres
Highway users are no longer required to stop for toll transactions at the Ipoh North and Ipoh South Toll Plazas.August 2009 The construction of the South Klang Valley Expressway
Section 1B, 2 and 3: Cyberjaya - Pulau IndahLength: 51.7 kilometres
Linking Cyberjaya to Pulau Indah1 September 2009 The 20 per cent expressway toll rebate given to motorists who pay toll charges more than 80 times a month, can be saved for up to six months. The rebate can be redeemed at 126 locations which would be announced in due time. 10 September 2009 Opening of the Senai-Desaru Expressway
Phase 1: Senai - Cahaya BaruLength: 50 kilometres 17 September 2009 Motorists using the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway (both ) can drive toll free on September 18 and 24 from midnight to 5am during Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
25 September 2009 The Automated Enforcement System (AES) will be introduced for all expressways and highways in Malaysia. To reduced road accidents. 6 January 2010 The PLUSTransit reusable transit cards is introduced replacing the existing transit tickets. The Sungai Dua-Hutan Kampung stretch on the North-South Expressway become the first highway to used the transit cards. 8 January 2010 Official opening of the Persada PLUS, the PLUS Expressways Berhad main headquarters in Subang Interchange of the New Klang Valley Expressway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia
Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak
23.6-acre (96,000 m2)15 April 2010 Construction of the new interchange of the North-South Expressway including:- Alor Pongsu Interchange, Sungai Buaya Interchange and Bukit Gambir Interchange 18 May 2010 Opening of the Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway (LKSA) Minister of Works
Dato’ Shaziman Hj Abu Mansor
Length: 14.7 kilometres
Linking Shah Alam to Kota Kemuning1 July 2010 Opening of the South Klang Valley Expressway
Section 1B: Cyberjaya - Saujana PutraMinister of Works
Dato’ Shaziman Hj Abu Mansor
Length: 12 kilometres
Linking Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra2 August 2010 Heavy vehicles is banned during peak hours in the morning to ease congestion at certain routes of the PLUS Expressways in the Klang Valley. The areas affected:
* New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) (Shah Alam - Jalan Duta)
* North-South Expressway Northern Route (Sungai Buloh - Bukit Lanjan)
* Federal Highway Route 2 (Subang - Sungai Rasau)To ease congestion during peak hours in the morning
Monday to Friday (except public holidays)
6:30 am to 9:30 pm10 August 2010 Officially opening of the Kajang-Seremban Highway Minister of Works
Dato’ Shaziman Hj Abu Mansor
Length : 44.3 kilometres
Linking Kajang to Seremban2 September 2010 The Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway and the East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (ECE 1) (both ) will be toll-free from 9pm till 6am on Sept 7, 8, 15 and 16 during Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.
15 October 2010 The new expressway will be build under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). These include:
* West Coast Expressway (WCE) (Taiping - Banting)
* Guthrie-Damansara Expressway (GDE) (Elmina - Damansara)
* Jelas Expressway (Jelas) (Jelapang - Selama - Batu Kawan)
* South Kedah Expressway (Lekas) (Kulim - Bandar Baharu)
* Sungai Juru Expressway (SJE) (Sungai Juru - Batu Kawan)
* Paroi-Senawang-KLIA Expressway (PSKE) (Paroi - Senawang - KLIA)7 December 2010 The Jelutong Expressway and Bayan Lepas Expressway (Federal Route ) is renamed Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway
Length: 17.8 kilometres 17 May 2011 The toll collections of the East-West Link Expressway from Salak Interchange to Taman Connaught Interchange is abolished. Minister of Works
Dato’ Shaziman Hj Abu Mansor10 June 2011 Opening of the Senai-Desaru Expressway
Phase 2: Cahaya Baru - Desaru and Sungai Johor BridgeMinister of Works
Dato’ Shaziman Hj Abu Mansor
Length: 27 kilometres
Bridge length: 4 kilometres23 June 2011 Opening of the Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor Expressway (KLS) or LATAR Expressway Minister of Works
Dato’ Shaziman Hj Abu Mansor
Length: 32 kilometres
Linking Ijok to Templer's Park22 August 2011 Official opening of the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 Jabur - Kuala Terengganu
Package 10: Bukit Besi - Ajil
Package 11 and 12: Telemong - Kuala Terengganu
(Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway: Bukit Payong - Telemong)Package 10
Length : 42.4 kilometres
Package 11 and 12
Length : 9.2 kilometres
(Bukit Payong - Telemong Highway
Length : 16.5 kilometres)Upcoming event
Late 2011Opening of the JB Eastern Dispersal Link Length: 8 kilometres
Linking Pandan Interchange to Sultan Iskandar CIQ BuildingUpcoming event
Late 2011Opening of the Opening of the South Klang Valley Expressway
Section 2: Saujana Putra - Teluk Panglima GarangLength: 12.9 kilometres
Linking Bandar Saujana Putra to Teluk Panglima GarangUpcoming event
Unknown dateThe Multi Lane Free Flow (MLFF) will be introduced to all expressways in Malaysia See also
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